Barbara Gironi

Packaging and consumables Buyer for Italy South Europe Coordinator (France, Spain, Portugal and Morocco) for packaging and general expenses

Responsible for the research and selection of new suppliers / partners in order to optimize costs and quality and to expand qualified suppliers availability. Dedicated and cross-functional database creation. Entry Point Reference in the economic and general condition offers’ evaluation and negotiation in accordance with all the internal procedures and rules in the specific context. Internal task force reference for the development and implementation of a tool for the enhancement of the labor cost in order to take part in tenders, RFQ and renewal of the existing logistics service contracts. Tight cooperation with the various company departments (legal, operations, compliance, engineering)

Responsible for planning, purchasing, organizing and delivery training courses (classroom and in streaming: Gotowebinar, Gotomeeting,Webex, Rafiky). E-commerce Management. Market Surveys and benchmarks on new market interest matters. Promotional activity, marketing, commercial and public relations initiatives related to training. Reporting, budgeting, cost analysis and benchmark., KPI Handling courses with certified teachers, taking care about commercial collaboration agreements with different partners. Training is also on demand therefore customized based on specific customer requirements and needs.

Head of Purchasing Department in UBS Europe SE, Succursale Italia. Responsible for all indirect purchasing, definition of contracts and frame agreements with Suppliers, implementation of an internal purchasing tool to make the daily activities possible (order issuing and reports). Internal reference with legal department as well as interface with all internal functions and external environment.

Responsible for purchasing all POP materials needed to push the selling of all Company products (jewels and watches) either in the Italian market and abroad, packaging and Retail Area (opening new shops in town and in shopping centers) Management of all private and public events related to Binda Group in terms of choosing the Supplier/s and confirming the budget available Management of Tenders and RFQ / Contracts and Frame Agreement to select the Suppliers and to define the optimal commercial conditions for the provisioning of all needs related to the Company infrastructure and to the Retail Distribution Chain (shops and outlets). Cooperation with Marketing Dept. in the planning and negotiation of Media Advertising. Management of all indirect purchasing activities related both to the headquarter and to the Retail Chain.

Responsible for the provisioning of handsets (related accessories and SIM) for the company mobile markets and all fixed line telephony (Customer Premise Equipment) dedicated both to the consumer and to the corporate markets Management of Tenders both as simple RFQ (Request for Quotation) and with steering committees Drawing up Contracts and Frame Agreement to define commercial relationship with Suppliers and to regulate the provisioning. Member of International Mobile Alliance (Starmap and I-Mode Alliance) whose aim is to jointly select and purchase new products for the mobile telecommunication market (Wind). Reporting /Vendor Rating development and updating

Purchasing all mobile and fixed networks infrastructures for the North-West Area Marketing procurement for the internal and external company promotional events

Managing all the commercial negotiations both with the italian and foreign Suppliers Cooperating with Legal Department in order to draw-up contracts and commercial agreements Developing and updating databases for the Suppliers evaluations Reporting to support Finance and Control Department

Responsible for planning and managing all training courses both for the employees and for the customers in Italy and abroad. Constant contacts with Nokia Headquarter in Finland and with all Nokia branchses all over the world.